English Dictionary

round in

verb

(nautical) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. / (US, dated) To round up (cattle) by riding around them.

They round in the sails before the storm hits.

意味（1）

(nautical) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a tackle which hangs loose) by its fall.

Moncrieff rounded in the slack of the rope and landed the captain most beautifully.

意味（2）

(US, dated) To round up (cattle) by riding around them.